Trump Has Assembled an Unprecedented Governmental Wrecking Crew

By Steven Harper / Moyers and Company May 1, 2017 The president promised to be a transformational leader. It wasn’t an idle threat. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

Deceivers in Chief: How Donald Trump and Barack Obama Are Alike

Staff / Truthdig Apr 17, 2017 They promised to challenge the corrupt establishment. But after being elected president, both committed political fraud. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

The Feuding Kleptocrats

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Mar 27, 2017 While the power elites—inside and outside of government—squabble over corporate health insurance, they are demolishing the remnants of democratic institutions and programs. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

GOP Suspends Rules as Finance Committee Approves Nominees Without Democrats

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Feb 2, 2017 Democrats also boycotted Wednesday's committee vote on EPA nominee Scott Pruitt. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Senate Democrats Delay Sessions’ Confirmation Amid Concerns Rule of Trump Will Trump Rule of Law

By Lauren McCauley / Common Dreams Feb 1, 2017 Legislators worry that as attorney general, Sessions will act as a rubber stamp for the president and his policies. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

‘Goldmanizing’ Donald Trump

By Nomi Prins / TomDispatch Jan 30, 2017 Two former Goldman Sachs executives (pictured, Gary Cohn)—along with the Federal Reserve—are likely to control our economy and financial system in the years to come. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )

For Trump’s Rich Appointees, Death May Be Certain, but Taxes Aren’t

By Allan Sloan and Cezary Podkul / ProPublica Jan 24, 2017 If Republicans succeed in repealing the estate tax, Rex Tillerson, Gary Cohn, Wilbur Ross, Jared Kushner, Steve Mnuchin, Betsy DeVos and their heirs may be able to defer capital gains taxes forever. Dig deeper ( 6 Min. Read )

‘Foreclosure King’ Steven Mnuchin Is Put on Defensive at Senate Hearing

By Deirdre Fulton / Common Dreams Jan 20, 2017 "Mnuchin didn't mention the name of a single victim in his remarks," journalist David Dayen reports. "He gave dubious statistics that fall apart upon scrutiny." Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Trump’s Treasury Pick Excelled at Kicking Elderly People Out of Their Homes

By Paul Kiel and Jesse Eisinger / ProPublica Jan 17, 2017 When Steven Mnuchin ran OneWest, the bank aggressively and, in some cases, wrongly foreclosed on elderly homeowners with reverse mortgages. The bank had a disproportionate share of such foreclosures. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )

Henry A. Giroux: Trump’s Cabinet Will Be a Group of ‘Neoliberal Evangelicals’

Alexander Reed Kelly / Truthdig Jan 9, 2017 The president-elect’s appointments “are indicative of forthcoming policy decisions that will increase the attack on democratic institutions and public goods,” says the scholar (pictured). The president-elect’s appointments “are indicative of forthcoming policy decisions that will increase the attack on democratic institutions and public goods,” says the scholar (pictured). Dig deeper ( 9 Min. Read )

Defying Donald Trump’s Kleptocracy

Chris Hedges / Truthdig Jan 2, 2017 The president-elect represents the late stage of capitalism, when corporations, no longer able to generate profits at former levels, pillage the government and society for profit. However, he will be vulnerable to impeachment if we take to the streets. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Donald Trump Continues the Manipulation of Populism by ‘Swamping Up’ His Path to Power

Paul Street / Truthdig Dec 8, 2016 Beneath populist pretense and slander, the coming Trump presidency is shaping up as a great monument to the nation’s unelected dictatorship of money. The only real mystery is how far it will deliver on its reactionary promises. Dig deeper ( 11 Min. Read )